Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local authorities — particularly community councils where they exist — will help to provide the administrative support needed to manage such open access . |
| 2 | The political role of the army became ever greater as the 1930s progressed , and the problems posed by population expansion , protectionism in international trade and agricultural impoverishment helped to unite much of the population behind an aggressive search for territorial expansion , Asian leadership and economic autarky . |
| 3 | While protectionism as a transnational political force appears to have little likelihood of success in the forseeable future , the threat of it is ever present as a reminder that the orderly progress of global trade in the interests of the TNCs has to be maintained and those who transgress will be punished . |
| 4 | The decision to focus mainly on Latin Europe stems from a long-held conviction by WACC-Europe members that the regional association needs to encourage more members and more communication activities in southern Europe . |
| 5 | But ultimately the ordinary allied soldier had to find some reward for his exertions . |
| 6 | Membership of the National Deaf Club tended to attract those deaf people of a certain social standing , and included S. Bright Lucas ( who was the first President ) , wealthy businessman A.J. Wilson , the artist Thomas Davidson , the editor of the British Deaf Times , Joseph Hepworth , explorer and photographer Henry Newton-Lowry , and the type of activities pursued tended to reflect the membership : chess , table-cricket , tennis , badminton . |
| 7 | On its face , the literal rule seems to forbid this common sense approach to statutory interpretation . |
| 8 | As a result , Labour thinking began to lay more stress on state control , on the need to take over at the centre and then to redistribute wealth and plan for the whole country . |
| 9 | The German scientist appeared to consider this carefully . |
| 10 | PC Richard Parry said the car was very dirty and a detailed inspection failed to find any sign that it had made contact with the two pedestrians . |
| 11 | And I think that the , just giving the example of Ross Macdonald , that this other kind of popular literature manages to avoid that . |
| 12 | English Heritage helps to preserve this legacy and welcomes you to visit as many as possible of the 350 or more properties and sites in its care . |
| 13 | Following the advice , the British runner tried to make all the running . |
| 14 | In Hungarian PEN we have an uphill struggle to try to promote those Hungarian writers who are worth promoting , but so many of them travel badly in translation . |
| 15 | Charges were never pressed and the image of Scottish football lived to die another day . |
| 16 | English law seeks to avoid these risks . |
| 17 | Graduating payments and particularly the high score needed to trigger any payment are problems . |
| 18 | Six weeks later , most of its organs are present and its outward appearance begins to resemble that of a baby . |
| 19 | The Iraqi coup seemed to confirm all the Foreign Office 's worst fears about Nasser becoming the Hitler of the Middle East . |
| 20 | Will my hon. Friend try to bring both sides together nationally — as is happening locally in Devon and Cornwall — to try to make some progress on this central issue , as well as pursuing the matter internationally ? |
| 21 | Will my right hon. Friend undertake to withdraw all Government funding for that organisation until it sends a clear message to young people about drugs — ’ No , no , and no ’ ? |
| 22 | What steps has my right hon. Friend taken to reduce those delays ? |
| 23 | There is no one social service designed to meet all the needs of old people . |
| 24 | Indeed titles are everywhere in China today , with little trace of the fact that the Cultural Revolution sought to banish such indicators of rank and position . |
| 25 | Thus , if the historical evidence seems to suggest that meat merged with mate , this can not be a valid interpretation according to this principle , because if it had happened then both meat and mate would subsequently have been eligible for merger with meet : speakers would not have known the difference . |
| 26 | An Iraqi tanker manages to unload some cargo at Aden , but Yemen then affirms its respect for sanctions . |
| 27 | The hon. Gentleman neglected to mention that unemployment in his constituency has fallen by nearly 20 per cent . |
| 28 | It is extraordinary that the hon. Gentleman wants to discuss this part of his party 's history . |
| 29 | If the right hon. Gentleman wishes to make any suggestions privately , I shall be very grateful for them . |
| 30 | The Labour party must be desperate to get into power if even such venerable leaders as the right hon. Gentleman have to make these obeisances in the direction of Brussels . |